Leslie Nielsen, 1926-2010

Leslie Nielsen, 1926-2010

Ron Phillips

"Leslie has the idea to play it maybe not straight but deadly serious," David Zucker, who created "Airplane!" and "Police Squad!" told the L.A. Daily News in 1994. "You can take any one performance and just transfer it from a comedy to a drama. There's just no difference  that's what he can do."

"Leslie has the idea to play it maybe not straight but deadly serious," David Zucker, who created "Airplane!" and "Police Squad!" told the L.A. Daily News in 1994. "You can take any one performance and just transfer it from a comedy to a drama. There's just no difference  that's what he can do." (Ron Phillips)

"Leslie has the idea to play it maybe not straight but deadly serious," David Zucker, who created "Airplane!" and "Police Squad!" told the L.A. Daily News in 1994. "You can take any one performance and just transfer it from a comedy to a drama. There's just no difference  that's what he can do."